In this Book
- Colonialism by Proxy: Hausa Imperial Agents and Middle Belt Consciousness in Nigeria
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Indiana University Press
summary
Moses E. Ochonu explores a rare system of colonialism in Middle Belt Nigeria, where the British outsourced the business of the empire to Hausa-Fulani subcolonials because they considered the area too uncivilized for Indirect Rule. Ochonu reveals that the outsiders ruled with an iron fist and imagined themselves as bearers of Muslim civilization rather than carriers of the white man's burden. Stressing that this type of Indirect Rule violated its primary rationale, Colonialism by Proxy traces contemporary violent struggles to the legacy of the dynamics of power and the charged atmosphere of religious difference.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xviii
- 4. Hausa Colonial Agency in the Benue Valley
- pp. 106-128
- Chronology
- pp. 223-224
- Bibliography
- pp. 253-262
- About the Author
- p. 275
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253011657
Related ISBN(s)
9780253011602, 9780253011619
MARC Record
OCLC
870951073
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2014-05-07
Language
English
Open Access
No